atrophy

atrophyat‧ro‧phy /ˈætrəfi/ verb (atrophied, atrophying, atrophies) [intransitive, transitive]MIif a part of the body atrophies or is atrophied, it becomes weak because of lack of use or lack of bloodtherapy to prevent the leg muscles from atrophying —atrophy noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table